Misfits and Missteps – 2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors Nominees

Two completely different seatbacks in Buick Encore.

Lifting second-row seats in Buick Envision requires fair amount of muscle.

Puckered, low-grade headliner in Buick Envision.

Smartphone was connected in Chevrolet Bolt and conversation was going along fine, as seen in main display screen at right. But gauge cluster in front of steering wheel says phone is not connected.

Puckered headliner in pre-production Bolt.

Badly frayed headliner edge in Chevy Cruze Hatchback.

Fairly wide gap between B-pillar trim and headliner in GMC Acadia Denali.

Fabric sunroof prone to bunching up in GMC Acadia Denali.

A-pillar trim not very snug near windshield of Honda Ridgeline.

Speaker trim won't stay down on instrument panel of Honda Ridgeline.

Honda Ridgeline demonstrates our dislike for too much piano-black trim: It scratches in high-traffic areas, such as here in front of shifter in center console.

C-pillar trim fits poorly in Hyundai Ioniq HEV.

Only passenger-side occupants in Hyundai Ioniq have mesh storage pocket, and second row also lacks charging port.

Five rows of buttons is excessive in Infiniti QX30.

Reaching seatbelt in Infiniti Q60 requires extreme dexterity for driver.

A stray fiber hangs from headliner in second row of Jaguar F-Pace.

Another stray fiber hangs from headliner near windshield of Jaguar F-Pace.

Flash photography unkind to Alcantara microsuede headliner of Jaguar F-Pace.

C-pillar trim shows unsightly gap in Jeep Compass.

Another reason to dislike piano-black trim: smudges, as seen on center stack of Kia Sportage.

Cream-colored leather is fetching in Mercedes-Benz E400 but shows excessive wear in driver's seat.

Passenger seat in Mercedes-Benz E400 is less discolored than driver seat.

Frayed headliner edge in Nissan Armada.

Second row of Nissan Rogue lacks USB charging port.

Note uneven width of black stripe on driver seat of Nissan Rogue.

Orange-peel effect evident on hard-plastic door trim of Toyota Corolla.

Trim surrounding head-up display projector fits poorly near windshield of Volvo S90.

Trim surrounding head-up display projector fits poorly near windshield of Volvo S90.